This movie is called "Japón" ("Japan" in English), but why they called it that way is a complete mystery to me, because it has nothing to do with Japanese people or with Japan itself.
This movie is about a painter who lives in the city and who wants to commit suicide. To do so, he goes to a remote canyon, because he wants to find some calmness and peace during his last moments. He gets to a village and asks for a place to stay. He's send to an old farm on a hillside, where Ascen lives. Ascen is an old and religious lady and, being left alone by her family, she doesn't mind to have some companionship from a stranger. Even though they almost never speak to each other, their love for each other grows.
There can be no doubt about the fact that this is a very original movie. It shows us that even old people still need love and affection and that even they can have a sexual life. It also gives an insight on the hardness of Mexico's rural life. However, the story is good and the acting is OK (especially by the old lady), but I couldn't help thinking that this movie might have been better if it had been done by professionals. Nevertheless this is still an interesting movie and it certainly gives an extra option next to all the Hollywood crap that we are forced to swallow. That's why I give it a 6/10.
This movie is about a painter who lives in the city and who wants to commit suicide. To do so, he goes to a remote canyon, because he wants to find some calmness and peace during his last moments. He gets to a village and asks for a place to stay. He's send to an old farm on a hillside, where Ascen lives. Ascen is an old and religious lady and, being left alone by her family, she doesn't mind to have some companionship from a stranger. Even though they almost never speak to each other, their love for each other grows.
There can be no doubt about the fact that this is a very original movie. It shows us that even old people still need love and affection and that even they can have a sexual life. It also gives an insight on the hardness of Mexico's rural life. However, the story is good and the acting is OK (especially by the old lady), but I couldn't help thinking that this movie might have been better if it had been done by professionals. Nevertheless this is still an interesting movie and it certainly gives an extra option next to all the Hollywood crap that we are forced to swallow. That's why I give it a 6/10.